Solidago lepida var. lepida

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 155.

Heads in thyrsiform arrays, proximal branches ascending. 2n = 18, 36, 54.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Fields, meadows, thickets, and open woods, along streams and rivers, roadsides
Elevation: 0–2800+ m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety lepida can be difficult to distinguish from Solidago elongata in the Cascades and coastal areas of southern British Columbia and Washington. Involucre height increases with ploidy level. Diploids from Alaska, the Yukon, and northern British Columbia are typical; the few diploids known from Colorado are similar to diploids of var. salebrosa. The distribution across boreal Canada needs additional study.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
de Candolle +
Triplinerviae +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +  and Wyo. +
0–2800+ m +
Fields, meadows, thickets, and open woods, along streams and rivers, roadsides +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Aster lepidus +  and Solidago canadensis var. lepida +
Solidago lepida var. lepida +
Solidago lepida +
variety +